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John Ahouse collection on Exile Studies
Collection consists of research files related to the lives of European Jewish Émigrés to Los Angeles compiled by USC librarian John Ahouse. Materials include clippings, photographs, illustrations, and correspondence.
Ronald J. Allen map collection
A collection of 28 topographic maps of different regions of California issued by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and printed between 1900 and 1947. All of the maps in this collection have been digitized by the USC Digital Library as part of the larger Historical California Topographical Maps collection (see the link under "Digital Material").
Günther Anders correspondence with Erna Budzislawski
Collection consists of correspondence in German of German-Austrian philosopher Günther Anders with Erna Budzislawski, an emigre living in Southern California.
Eugene Biscailuz scrapbooks
This collection contains photograph scrapbooks kept by Eugene Biscailuz during his tenure as Los Angeles County Sheriff, as well as scrapbooks of newspaper clippings kept by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Biscailuz joined the Sheriff’s Department in 1907 and became Sheriff of Los Angeles County in 1932. He retired from the force in 1958.
B.L. Engineering, Inc. archive
The B.L. Engineering Inc. archive contains the papers of the civil engineering firm B.L. Engineering, Inc., including contracts, project files, financial records, plans and drawings. The firm, founded in 1969 and owned by the Cuban American Carlos Sebastian Lorente, worked on projects throughout Los Angeles and the region.
John Edward Blankenchip papers
Papers of John Edward Blankenchip, professor emeritus of the USC School of Theatre. Blankenchip joined USC in 1955, just a decade after the drama department was founded by playwright and director William C. DeMille, and continued to teach classes in directing and experimental theatre at the school until a month before he died at the age of 89.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Yvonne Brathwaite Burke papers contain the records of the political activities of Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, University of Southern California Gould Law School alumna, state and federal legislator, and county official. Included in this collection are the records from Burke's second tenure on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (1992-2008).
Caltrans District 7 records
The records contains reports either used or created by the District 7 office of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Caltrans District 7 is responsible for the planning, construction and maintenance of over 1000 highway and freeway miles in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
Century Freeway records
Thomas Clagett papers
This collection consists of Thomas Clagett's manuscripts, interview audio, books, film stills, and photographs relating to his book on director William Friedkin, "William Friedkin: Films of Aberration, Obsession and Reality" (1990).